Sajjad Ansar, PhD

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About me
Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow | Travel Behaviour | Human Factors | VR/XR
Education
- Toronto Metropolitan University
  2020 - 2024
  Ph.D. "Human Factors in Automated Vehicles" Civil Engineering A
  Dissertation: Behavioural Modelling of Control Transitions in Conditionally Automated Driving: Driver Adoption, Takeover Behaviour, and Human Factors- In-depth behavioural studies to investigate decision-making processes during control transitions in L3 vehicles- Controlled experimentation through virtual immersive reality and stated preference surveys to collect a primary dataset from over one hundred participants- Estimated advanced discrete choice hybrid models, such as… Show more Dissertation: Behavioural Modelling of Control Transitions in Conditionally Automated Driving: Driver Adoption, Takeover Behaviour, and Human Factors- In-depth behavioural studies to investigate decision-making processes during control transitions in L3 vehicles- Controlled experimentation through virtual immersive reality and stated preference surveys to collect a primary dataset from over one hundred participants- Estimated advanced discrete choice hybrid models, such as Latent Class Mixed Logit (LCML) and the Integrated Choice Latent Variable (ICLV), and a deep neural network into the Cox Proportional Hazard (CPH) model Show less
- Southeast University
  2018 - 2020
  Master's degree Transportation Engineering 88 percent
- University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore
  2014 - 2018
  Bachelor’s Degree Transportation Engineering 3.3/4.0
- Aalto University
  2020 - 2020
  14th Aalto University Summer School on Transportation Transportation and Highway Engineering
Experience
- Osmani & Company (Pvt.) Ltd.
  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
  Summer Internship
- Amal Academy
  Feb 2017 - May 2017
  Amal Career-Prep Fellow by Stanford University
  Education startup funded by Stanford University that teaches professional skills. I have; - Completed a competitive written application and interview process for intensive 3-month fellowship funded by Stanford University - Invested 150 hours in order to develop professional and business skills (e.g., communication,leadership, problem-solving, teamwork, etc.)
- Habib Construction Services (Pvt) Limited
  Aug 2017 - Aug 2017
  Transportation Engineering Intern
- Southeast University
  Sept 2018 - Aug 2020
  Graduate Research Assistant
- Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science at Toronto Metropolitan University
  Sept 2020 - May 2024
  Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant
- City of Toronto - Toronto Metropolitan University
  May 2024 - now
  Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship
  1) City of Toronto Project: Generating Reliable Estimates for the GHG Emissions Impacts of Existing and Future Cycling Infrastructure2) GTHA Municipalities' pilot programs on shared e-scooter and e-bike: Studying the user behaviour of these shared vehicles, the challenges to using them, and the overall perception toward these transportation options.
Licenses & Certifications
- Level 2: Advanced Teaching Practice in Higher Education
  TMU Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
  Apr 2024
- Data Science Foundations: Fundamentals
  National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
  Jan 2022
  View certificate
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
  Ryerson University
  Sept 2021
- The Art of Communication in Graduate Science and Engineering
  The School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University
  Apr 2022
- Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics (TCPS 2: CORE)
  Government of Canada
  Jan 2022
- Registered Engineer
  Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
  Sept 2018
- Environmental Health and Safety Awareness
  Ryerson University
  Sept 2021
- AI Accelerator Program: AI Training and Project
  AI Launch Lab / Lancement IA
  Dec 2024
Volunteer Experience
- Vice President Seminars
  Issued by TMU-ITE Student Chapter on Sept 2021
  Associated with Sajjad Ansar, PhD